Bayesian superyacht sinking ‘not caused by storm’, says preliminary report

NewsWorldEuropeBayesian superyacht sinking ‘not caused by storm’, says preliminary reportBillionaire Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter were killed in the incidentMaira Butt Friday 01 May 2026 11:08 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2968736","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/bayesian-superyacht-sinking-mike-lynch-billionaire-sinking-italy-b2968736.html","title":"Bayesian superyacht sinking ‘not caused by storm’, says preliminary report"}}CloseHaunting final moments of Bayesian ship revealedOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Europe","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}An investigation has found that the sinking of a Bayesian superyacht off the coast of Sicily, was not c...